Nikolas Polster

Nikolas Polster of Wolfsberger AC was born on 7 July 2002 (age 24).

Nikolas Polster, born on 7 July 2002 (age 24), is an Austrian goalkeeper with Wolfsberger AC. His senior career began to take shape at LASK Juniors OÖ, where the 2020–2021 season gave him 13 league appearances and a first proper run of matches.

He has since established himself at Wolfsberger AC, wearing squad number 12 and remaining a regular first-team presence in 2025–2026. That season brought him 29 Bundesliga appearances, plus one in the Europa play-offs, taking him to 30 appearances across all competitions for the club.

Polster was linked with a move to Celtic in May 2026 while at Wolfsberger AC.

His career so far has followed a steady Austrian route: early league exposure with LASK Juniors OÖ, then a more sustained role at Wolfsberger AC, where he remains involved week to week.

📈 Key stats and insights

Nikolas Polster started 29 Bundesliga matches for Wolfsberger AC in 2025-26

Nikolas Polster made all 29 of his Bundesliga appearances as starts in 2025-26

Nikolas Polster added one Europa play-off appearance in 2025-26

Nikolas Polster averaged a 6.78 Bundesliga rating in 2025-26

Nikolas Polster joined Wolfsberger AC from LASK for an undisclosed fee in 2024

Last updated 30 July 2026. Send feedback

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Goalkeeper
Primary Position

Nikolas Polster

GK

1.85m (6ft)
Height: 12
Squad Number: 79kg (12st 6lb)
Weight: 7 July 2002 (age 24)
Date of Birth: Austria 🇦🇹
Country of Birth: Wolfsberger AC
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Bundesliga 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Europa play-offs 2025 - 2026
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Nikolas Polster is 24, Austrian, and plays as a goalkeeper for Wolfsberger AC. In 2025-26, he started 29 Bundesliga matches and also made one Europa play-off appearance, a workload that points to a settled first-choice role. His three yellow cards were a minor disciplinary note rather than the defining feature of a season built on availability and continuity.

📋 Career stats

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 29
Goals: -

Team: Wolfsberger AC
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 30
Goals: -

Team: SV Horn
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 26
Goals: -

Team: Vorwärts Steyr
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 14
Goals: -

Team: LASK Juniors OO
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 12
Goals: -

Team: LASK Juniors OO
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Austria 🇦🇹
Games: 13
Goals: -

Polster’s career path has been gradual. He entered Rapid Vienna as a trainee in 2015, moved to LASK on a free transfer in 2020, took loan spells at Vorwärts Steyr and SV Horn in 2023, then joined Wolfsberger AC in 2024. By 2025-26, that progression had turned into a 29-start Bundesliga season.

💰 Transfers

Team: Wolfsberger AC
10 July 2024
From: LASK
Type: Undisclosed

Team: SV Horn
27 July 2023
From: LASK
Type: Loan

Team: Vorwärts Steyr
17 January 2023
From: LASK
Type: Loan

Team: LASK
27 July 2020
From: Rapid Vienna
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Rapid Vienna
1 July 2015
Type: Trainee

The transfer history points to a development route through Austria: trainee status at Rapid Vienna, a free move to LASK, two loans in 2023, and an undisclosed switch from LASK to Wolfsberger AC in July 2024. The Wolfsberger move was the step that preceded his run of regular Bundesliga starts.

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